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Oilfield scale formation and chemical removal: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article Review)In oil and gas industry operations, scale deposition on the surface and subsurface production equipment can cause different problems such as formation damage, loss in production, pressure reductions, and premature failure ... -
Optimization of a combined approach for the treatment of carbide slurry and capture of CO2
( Science Publications , 2016 , Article)The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential use of electrocoagulation in the treatment of carbide slurry, a wastewater generated during the production of acetylene, and in the capture of carbon dioxide. An electrochemical ... -
Optimization of cultivation conditions for combined nutrient removal and CO2 fixation in a batch photobioreactor
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2017 , Article)BACKGROUND The application of Chlorella vulgaris for simultaneous CO2 biofixation and nutrient removal has been optimised using response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box Behnken design (BBD). Experimental conditions ... -
Optimization of magnesium recovery from reject brine for reuse in desalination post-treatment
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this work, the recovery of magnesium from desalination reject brine through reaction with ammonia has been evaluated and statistically optimized using response surface methodology. The process is based on precipitation ... -
Optimization of magnetic nanoparticles draw solution for high water flux in forward osmosis
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)In this study, bare iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using a co-precipitation method and used as a draw solute in forward osmosis. The synthesis conditions of the nanoparticles were optimized using the Box-Behnken ... -
Optimization of multiple fuel utilization options in Tri-generation systems
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This work investigates the design of optimal tri-generation systems for heat, power and water production via multiple fuel selections, thus aiming to reduce the reliance on fossil fuel consumption. Generally speaking, ... -
Optimization of nickel oxide nanoparticle synthesis through the sol-gel method using Box-Behnken design
( Elsevier BV , 2015 , Article)In this study, nickel oxide nanoparticles were prepared using the sol-gel method. The process parameters were optimized to produce smaller size of nanoparticles such as molar ratio, solution pH and calcination temperatures. ... -
Optimization of selection of chain amine scrubbers for CO2 capture
( Springer Verlag , 2014 , Article)In order to optimize the selection of a suitable amine molecule for CO2 scrubbers, a series of ab initio calculations were performed at the B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) level of theory. Diethylenetriamine was used as a simple chain ... -
Optimization of the Biotreatment of GTL Process Water Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa Immobilized in PVA Hydrogel
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The COD reduction in gas to liquid (GTL) process water was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM). The biodegradation process was carried out in a spouted bed bioreactor (SBBR) using Pseudomonas aeruginosa ... -
Optimized long-range corrected density functionals for electronic and optical properties of bare and ligated CdSe quantum dots
( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)The reliable prediction of optical and fundamental gaps of finite size systems using density functional theory requires to account for the potential self-interaction error, which is notorious for degrading the description ... -
Optimizing and control of effective synthesize parameters for Fe3O4 nanoparticles using response surface methodology
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2022 , Article)To control Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) size, different molar ratio of Fe2+ and Fe3+ as well as ammonium hydroxide (pH) was used to synthesize Fe3O4 NPs through co-precipitation method. The Box–Behnken design was selected ... -
Organically modified nanoclay filled thin-film nanocomposite membranes for reverse osmosis application
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)This study validates, for the first time, the effectiveness of two nanoclays, that is, cloisite (CS)-15A and montmorillonite (MNT) at the polyamide (PA) active layer in the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane. Cloisite-15A is ... -
Osmotic pressure estimation using the Pitzer equation for forward osmosis modelling
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Forward osmosis (FO) has received widespread recognition in the past decade due to its potential low energy production of water. This study presents a new model analysis for predicting the water flux in FO systems when ... -
Outlook and challenges for hydrogen storage in nanoporous materials
( Springer Verlag , 2016 , Article)Considerable progress has been made recently in the use of nanoporous materials for hydrogen storage. In this article, the current status of the field and future challenges are discussed, ranging from important open ... -
Pd-Nanoparticles Embedded Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Hierarchical Porous Carbon Nanosheets as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation in Different Electrolytes
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Rational synthesis of Co-ZIF-67 metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived carbon-supported metal nanoparticles is essential for various energy and environmental applications; however, their catalytic activity toward carbon ... -
Pd/Ni-metal-organic framework-derived porous carbon nanosheets for efficient CO oxidation over a wide pH range
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2022 , Article)Metal nanocrystal ornamented metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are of particular interest in multidisciplinary applications; however, their electrocatalytic CO oxidation performance over wide pH ranges is not yet reported. ... -
PdZn nanoparticle electrocatalysts synthesized by solution combustion for methanol oxidation reaction in an alkaline medium
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)Herein, we report the synthesis of PdZn nanoparticle (NP) electrocatalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). The PdZn NPs were synthesized by solution combustion synthesis in the presence of Pd(NO3)2·xH2O, ... -
A perforated electrode design for passivation reduction during the electrochemical treatment of produced water
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Produced water refers to the water that is generated when oil and gas are extracted from the ground, and it usually includes the natural water layer within the reservoir (formation water) as well as the injected water. The ... -
Petroleum refinery wastewater treatment: A pilot scale study
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)A three-step pilot plant was designed, fabricated and tested for the treatment of highly contaminated petroleum refinery wastewater. The three-step process consisted of an electrocoagulation (EC) unit, a biological treatment ... -
Phosphonated Lower-Molecular-Weight Polyethyleneimines as Oilfield Scale Inhibitors: An Experimental and Theoretical Study
( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)For many years, amino methylenephosphonate (-CH2-N-PO3H2)-based scale inhibitors (SIs) have been deployed for preventing various scales in the oil and gas industry, particularly for squeeze treatment applications. However, ...
